Other Social Forums


SOCIAL FORUMS AROUND THE WORLD

The I World Social Forum in Porto Alegre has inspired many other local, regional or thematic events, within the WSF spirit.

”Polycentric” World Social Forums

“Polycentric” World Social forums are those that are organized by region, but retain the spirit of the World Social Forum. In 2006, the WSF was held in three cities: Bamako (Mali-Africa) from the 19th to the 23rd of January 2006, Caracas (Venezuela-America) from the 24th to the 29th of January, 2006 and Karachi (Pakistan-Asia) from the 24th to the 29th of March 2006.
During 2008 there has been a call for the social mobilization through simultaneous Global Action in more than 800 cities throughout the world.
All the information about these events can be found at: www.forumsocialmundial.org.br

Regional and Thematic Social Forums

These are part of the worldwide momentum of the World Social Forum and are monitored directly by the International Council. They are termed regional because they take place in a macro-regional scope. They follow the methodology and the political criteria established in the Charter of Principles of the WSF and their objective is to bring the WSF closer to the reality of the movements and social entities of the different regions of the world and vice-versa. For example: European Social Forums, Pan Amazon, America, and Asian.

The objective of the thematic social forums is to continue the debates of specific topics considered fundamental by the International Council. There have already been three events in this category: The Argentina Social Forum and the Thematic Social Forum of Palestine, (both held in 2002) and the World Thematic Social Forum: Democracy, Human Rights, War and Drug-trafficking that took place in Colombia in 2003.

Social Forums around the world

These are not organized by the WSF secretariat or the International Council. In some cases, however, are carried out by organizations that are in the WSF process or have participated in some of its editions. The social forums take place in a country (national forums) or in a city (local) they may also address a specific concern, for example the World Forum on Education.


FORUMS PLANNED IN 2008

JANUARY
Catalonian Social Forum
  Date: from the 25th to the 27th of January, 2008
  Place: Barcelona, Catalonia
  Website: http://www.forumsocialcatala.cat
Los Angeles Social Forum
  Date: from the 25th to the 27th of January, 2008
  Place: Los Angeles, U.S.A.
  Website: http://www.lasocialforum.org/
Mercosul Social Forum
  Date: from the 26th to the 29th of January, 2008
  Place: Curitiba, Brazil
  Website: http://www.forumsocialdomercosul.org/


JUNE
III Tri-border Social Forum
  Date: from the 5th to the 7th of June, 2008
  Place: Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
  Contact: comitelocaltriplicefronteira@hotmail.com
London Regional Social Forum
  Date: from the 12th to the 15th of June, 2008
  Place: London, Ontario, Canada
  Website: http://www.rsflondon.ca


OCTOBER
Social Forum of the Americas
  Date: from the 7th to the 12th of October, 2008
  Place: Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
  Website: http://www.forosocialamericas.org/